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Re: Solar Power
We have a panel van not a caravan, but I guess most of the principles are the same. Two burner cooker, no oven or microwave. I20w solar panel and a 230ah lithium battery, decent solar controller to "collect" as much solar as possible. Compressor (not three way) fridge. We tend not to stay more than 3 or 4 nights on a site. Not using hook up is fine from April to September. For us the lithium was needed instead of lead acid because a compressor fridge runs entirely on the leisure battery and eats power Running fridge, heating, hot water on gas and cooking on gas will mean you dont use much battery at all - it will be powering lights, pump, usb ports. None of this allows 240v sockets to be used. For that you need an inverter. We use lots of CLs and CSs and when possible dont use hook up.
Hja
Re: What are you all up to
Gosh What a throughly wet day today 😲.
Our village post box topper. Such talent. Luckily the rain had stopped, clear starlight sky now, when I drove home tonight.
I must get a photo of the poinsettia trims around the village pump.
Bakers2
Re: What are you all up to
Hope the doctor was able to put your mind at rest @Wherenext , and it's good to read that OH's cold is abating, albeit slowly. Pleased to read that both of you are feeling somewhat better @KjellNN fingers crossed that you soon get rid of your coughs, they do tend to hang on well after one's cold has gone.
You certainly have a busy time at this time of the year @DSB however you must enjoy doing all the concerts or you would have stepped back from them before now. I hope Carol continues with her improvement and is fit enough to enjoy her Christmas fully.
Looking at our monitoring camera at home there does not appear to be any disturbance caused by the earthquake just before midnight last night. It has rained all morning here and it only stopped around 14:00, with just one short shower about 30 mins ago. It was full wet weather gear for most of our walks from the van today, as It was not worth heading off anywhere else as far as we were concerned. We did have a red sky around 15:50, but it didn't last very long.
Considering the rain and wind we have had over the last few weeks there is still a lot of colourful leaves left on some of the trees. This is from yesterday's walk at Little Budworth Common.
Re: What are you all up to
The earth stopped moving for me quite some time ago, no matter where I am/was.😂
Had 3 small, on their own, problems occur health wise over the last month so thought it best to seek medical advice about them to see if they were related in any way. So e-consulted the other day and off to see what's what this afternoon. Of course one of the problems has abated somewhat which is typical timing. Hope I'm wasting the doctors time but we keep hearing that you should get things checked out so I'm being sensible for once, or at least following OHs instructions!😁
Her cold slowly, very slowly, abating.
Re: What are you all up to
@Takethedogalong - I wondered if you saw the article on this morning's national BBC Breakfast News - about the Sheffield Christmas Carols - and their featuring in a performance at the Crucible? It was all about the particular and unusual carols that each of the villages around (mainly the north of) Sheffield have. Many of them a sounding a bit like sea shanties! It brought back memories because I remember that when I was small, the Stannington ones were quite famous and I remember Dad coming back from the Hare and Hounds one evening and telling us kids all about the choir coming into the pub and singing these beautiful and unusual carols. Somewhere, amongst all the stuff in my study, I think I've got a booklet of the Stannington ones. The article featured the Loxley Silver Band and I'm guessing that the pub they were in was the Plough at Low Bradfield. It might still be available on iPlayer if you missed it.
Re: Chatsworth Site Closing
At least you have still got two out of three @hostahousey Our favourites were Marazion, Nunnykirk and Bromyard Downs, all gone☹️
Re: What have you seen
There was a Black Shoulder Kite in England this summer RK. It stayed for quite some time. I didn't get to see it as it was somewhere down South I think. Your sightings and this one so far North may indicate a move northwards by the breed probably climate driven and following their food source. I've only ever seen the 1 that being in North East Spain one year.
We always saw lots of Cattle Egrets around the Caussade area when we stopped for a few days heading South. Now see them on the Dee estuary on the Wirral, even overwintering. How times change.
Re: What have you seen
In the last week I have seen 3 Black Shoulder Kites 2 on the way back from our local small town and 1 coming back home from Caussade also a huge numbers of Cattle Egrets never seen so many of them in about 4 different fields possible 100 to 200.
Blackbirds busy here eating the berries off the Pyracantha Bush 1 all berries gone and the big bush nearly all gone great fun watching them trying to get to the berries.
RedKite
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Only time I have ever felt an earthquake was on holiday in Greece. We were staying on the coast quite close to Athens, all the Greeks were worried mainly about the Acropolis, hoping no damage to this revered site.
Loose livestock @Goldie146 😱 our horse was an escape artist, umpteen different types of door bolts, he’d have a go at them all. He even took his door off it’s hinges one time. Then he would let others out, for a good old gallop around. Cue worried owners following a trail of rugs, ropes and devastation. We have helped with the odd round up on farm based campsites, sheep and cows as well. But my favourite escapee was a huge show pig at the Great Yorkshire. She’d got loose, only off for a sedate grunt around. OH and I had a picture I had bought and along umbrella, so we just thought we’ed do what they do in pig ring, shepherded her into an empty stall🤭Here piggy, piggy🤭
